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Today's Apps Gone Free: Compulse, Go There Square: A Stella And Sam Adventure, Superimpose, And More

Today's Apps Gone Free: Compulse, Go There Square: A Stella And Sam Adventure, Superimpose, And More

May 27, 2012

Guide balls to the exits by placing force arrows all over the screen in Armor Games' physics puzzler, Compulse. We also have an app that allows your child to play alongside Stella and Sam, and a photography app that allows you to create superimposed or juxtaposed photos with ease.

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iPhone:

Nose Invaders ($0.99 → Free, 18.1 MB): Join the fight in the war against the evil flu empire in this physics-based puzzle game. Launch your little creature all around the inside of a nose by tapping and dragging your finger where you want it to go. Try to collect all of the the viruses and stars while successfully exiting each nose. You'll also have to utilize special game elements to fight the wind. The game includes three nose types, 60 levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Nose Invaders is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

Puppet War:FPS ($0.99 → Free, 102.9 MB): Fend off wave after wave of evil yet cuddly puppets in this first-person shooter. You're able to utilize and upgrade 25 powerful weapons, like a lightning sword, mini-gun, plunger crossbow, and chainsaw. The game also includes 10 maps, 10 puppet types with different abilities, power-ups, a survival mode, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Puppet War:FPS is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 3409 ratings.

Compulse ($0.99 → Free, 18.2 MB): Guide a ball to the exit by placing force arrows all over the screen in this physics puzzler. Drag and drop arrows from the bottom of the screen into the playing field, and then tap the "Begin" button to test your arrangement. If the ball doesn't make it to the exit, you can rearrange or even reset your arrows before giving it another shot. Try to limit the amount of arrows you use to achieve a perfect rating. The game includes nine planets to travel to, 90 levels, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Compulse is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 27 ratings.

Chicken Balls ($0.99 → Free, 19.2 MB): Play as Crash, the bravest chicken this side of New Mexico, and smash through the balls that are encapsulating the chicks in this physics-based puzzle game. The game utilizes the now familiar slingshot mechanic while also throwing in some pachinko-style gameplay. It includes 100 levels, star ratings for each level, power-ups, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Chicken Balls is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 127 ratings.

Video+ realtime video effects ($0.99 → Free, 2.9 MB): This photography app allows you to apply awesome effects and filters to your video feed in real-time. It features a super simple scrolling interface that allows you to quickly choose from the over 25 effects and filters. Each filter and effect can be customized in a variety of ways.

Video+ realtime video effects is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 2 ratings.

Spin Spell ($0.99 → Free, 20.1 MB): A tilt-based game that finally makes spelling fun. Navigate a ball around 3D mazes and collect the correct letters to spell the word at the bottom of the screen. You'll receive bonuses and achievements by collecting letters sequentially and avoiding the wrong ones. The game includes 31 levels, 20 spellings lists, and adjustable controls. You can also create your own spelling lists and design your own levels.

Spin Spell is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 9 ratings.

Gravonaut ($0.99 → Free, 15.5 MB): A retro-inspired platform game that's so difficult you'll want to make sure you have some form of protection on your iDevice before taking on the challenge. Play as a gravity-manipulating astronaut named Gravonaut and try to reach the exit by avoiding every last obstacle. The game includes three difficulty levels, simple on-screen controls, 8-bit graphics, chiptune sound effects, and a bunch of unlockable items.

Gravonaut is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 18 ratings.

Universal:

Superimpose ($0.99 → Free, 3.4 MB): Create professional quality superimposed or juxtaposed photos with this easy to use photo app. Load up a background image, a foreground image, and then mask out the unwanted portions of the foreground image using a variety of tools. You can also smooth edges, move, scale, resize, rotate, and adjust other parameters of your image before saving it or sending it off via Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr.

Superimpose is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 25 ratings.

Puppet War HD ($1.99 → Free, 163.8 MB): Fend off wave after wave of evil yet cuddly puppets in this first-person shooter. You're able to utilize and upgrade 25 powerful weapons, like a lightning sword, mini-gun, plunger crossbow, and chainsaw. The game also includes 10 maps, 10 puppet types with different abilities, power-ups, a survival mode, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Puppet War HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 19 ratings.

Special Characters ($0.99 → Free, 5.6 MB): Add a little flare to your text with this fun productivity app. It allows you to choose from over 200 different characters from categories like smilies, math, unit, Greek, and list tabs. You can then copy your characters or be brought directly into different services like email, Facebook, Twitter, or Messages.

Special Characters is available for free for a limited time. It has a 3.5-star rating with a total of 6 ratings.

Hemispheres - Duel Your Brain ($0.99 → Free, 6.5 MB): Work both hemispheres of your brain with this challenging game of math and colors. The object of the game is to solve basic math problems and determine the result of two mixed colors. The catch is that you must do both at the same time! Making things even more difficult is the fact that the clock is always ticking and you can only make two errors on each side. The game also includes achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Hemispheres - Duel Your Brain is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4.5-star rating with a total of 10 ratings.

iPad:

Go There Square: A Stella and Sam Adventure ($2.99 → Free, 63.1 MB): Your child can play alongside Stella, Sam, and their dog Fred as they turn to the "Go There Square" to find a magical place. The app includes fullscreen animations and three engaging activities that will allow your child to pop musical bubbles, collect dandelions, and build a bridge out of flowers.

Go There Square: A Stella and Sam Adventure is available for free for a limited time. It has a 5-star rating with a total of 8 ratings.

Chicken Balls HD ($2.99 → Free, 12.9 MB): Play as Crash, the bravest chicken this side of New Mexico, and smash through the balls that are encapsulating the chicks in this physics-based puzzle game. The game utilizes the now familiar slingshot mechanic while also throwing in some pachinko-style gameplay. It includes 100 levels, star ratings for each level, power-ups, and achievements and leaderboards via Game Center.

Chicken Balls HD is available for free for a limited time. It has a 4-star rating with a total of 485 ratings.

That concludes today's issue of Apps Gone Free. If you like staying on top of these daily deals, don't forget to check out our free AppsGoneFree app. It provides all the deals each day, and even an archive of past deals that are still active.

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Mentioned apps

Free
Nose Invaders
Nose Invaders
Dear Future Astronaut AB
Free
Puppet War:FPS
Puppet War:FPS
Twindigo
Free
Compulse
Compulse
Armor Games Inc
Free
Chicken Balls
Chicken Balls
Endloop Systems Inc.
Free
Video+ realtime video effects
Video+ realtime video effects
Dawid Platek
Free
Puppet War HD
Puppet War HD
Twindigo
Free
Special Characters
Special Characters
Touch Mob
Free
Superimpose
Superimpose
Pankaj Goswami
Free
Hemispheres - Duel Your Brain
Hemispheres - Duel Your Brain
Pit Garbe
Free
Go There Square: A Stella and Sam Adventure
Go There Square: A Stella and Sam Adventure
zinc Roe
Free
Chicken Balls HD
Chicken Balls HD
Endloop Systems Inc.
Free
Gravonaut
Gravonaut
Nexus Game Studio
Free
Spin Spell
Spin Spell
Vermont Digital Arts

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